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CCTV footage shows shocking Halloween assault in Taunton which...
CCTV footage shows a man being attacked from behind as he waits for a taxi on Halloween in Taunton - suffering a broken jaw in the process.Police have released the footage as part of an appeal for...
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Police locate wanted man from Weston-super-Mare
Somerset man who was wanted for prison recall has been successfully found by police.Lee Cooper, 34, of Weston-super-Mare, was released from prison recently after serving a 22-month sentence for...
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Dorset men jailed for targeting vulnerable elderly people with...
Two men from Dorset have been jailed for targeting vulnerable elderly people and carrying out fraudulent work on their properties.Luke Cooney, of Piddlehinton Camp, Dorchester and Joshua Williams, of...
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Police appeal after goats stolen from secure barn near Crewkerne
Dorset Police are appealing for witnesses after three goats were stolen from a secure barn.Three Nigerian Dwarf goats - a nanny and her two three-week-old kids - were stolen from the barn in South...
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Two Taunton men among 11 to be sentenced for animal cruelty...
Eleven men from across the South West and south Wales will be sentenced on Tuesday (December 6) for using dogs to kill wild animals.The men were convicted of their crimes as part of a wider...
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Wilfred Isaacs shooting: Jury sent home for the weekend after...
Deliberations will enter a fifth day in the trial of the alleged murder of Wilfred Isaacs in Ilton after the jury failed to reach a verdict again.The jury has been out since Monday afternoon (November...
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Somerset court round-up: Who's been in court this week?
It's been a busy week again for the courts of Somerset as they get down to the business of dispensing justice.A black and white cat called Saskia was the catalyst for a brawl between two women,...
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Dark Somerset: The farmers who tortured their 'half-witted'...
Set in a rural location in the beautiful parish of Langford Budville, Stancombe Farm looks unassuming, but has a dark chapter to its history. The farm – and those who lived there – found themselves at...
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Yeovil man helped himself to sunglasses and bottles of beer -...
Drinking too heavily, a man went shoplifting in Yeovil in order to raise the funds to buy more booze.However a security guard at Boots in Yeovil spotted Grzegorz Grams helping himself to a pair of £65...
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Yeovil man swore at hotel staff before stealing butter knife from...
A man caused a disturbance at the Manor Hotel in Yeovil, shouting and swearing in the reception demanding a room, then threatened to stab people before picking up a knife from the restaurant. Martin...
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Yeovil man has harassment and sexual assault case adjourned until...
A man accused of offences of sexual assault, assault, harassment and criminal damage, some committed while he was an in-patient at a Yeovil psychiatric unit, has had his case adjourned until the New...
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Crewkerne man smashed KFC drive-thru window when Yeovil staff...
Starving hungry and desperate for a bit of chicken, a Crewkerne man lost his patience and smashed the window of a drive-thru when they refused to serve him.Stuart John Cole went to KFC in Yeovil and...
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Frome man threatened wife with poker after she tried to stop him...
Angry that his wife was stopping him getting behind the wheel after he had been drinking, a Frome man picked up a poker and began waving it around.Graham Smith pointed it at the victim in a threatening...
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Wells man smashed window after finding former partner with...
Upset when he found his former partner with another man at her home, a Wells man lost his cool and smashed a window at the property.Jason David Wilson had split with his ex six months earlier, but had...
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Frome man given two-year driving ban for drink driving
A Frome man who was more than double the drink drive limit when he was caught behind the wheel of a car has been given a two-year driving ban by magistrates.Neil Quinton Sparkes was spotted by an...
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Wells man has case dropped after being giving caution for...
A man accused of an offence of criminal damage at Wells Post Office has had the case against him dropped.Samuel Gotsell, 31, of Parsons Way, Wells, was charged that on October 8 at Wells he damaged a...
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Illegal drivers 'trash' Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,...
Police are investigating damage to a huge area of grassland at Burrington Ham, on the Mendips, after 4x4 drivers illegally used the site recently.Wardens say the area has been "trashed" and the damage...
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Wilfred Isaacs murder: Broadway brothers back in court to face...
The Broadway brothers could be sentenced today after a jury returned its verdicts on their roles in the murder of Wilf Isaacs yesterday afternoon (December 5). Charlie Broadway was found guilty of...
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Scott Baird jailed for shattering Shepton woman's legs before...
Wells man Scott Baird was sent to prison for 18 months for an assault that left a Shepton Mallet woman with two shattered legs after a drug deal went horribly wrong in October. His 27-year-old sister,...
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Wilfred Isaacs murder has 'destroyed the lives of two families'...
The shooting of Wilfred Isaacs at the traveller site near Ilminster has "destroyed the lives of two families" say police.Mr Isaacs, 49, was murdered at the Chubbards Cross caravan site in Ilton on May...
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